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Out of phase breaking in, Anywone ever hear of it?

This is a technique I have used to break in speakers in the past.

Basically you place the speakers face to face with the drivers seperated by a small amount, maybe 2 inches or less between drivers. They you connect one speaker out of phase, negative wire to positive terminal. Finally you feed a mono signal, to the amplifier and play the sound at moderate levels.

The outcome of the process produces only a mild sound output since the out of phase signals largely cancel each other out. The cone range of motion is relatively large, and the speakers compliance is quickly opened up.

Care must be taken not to use this technique too long, you don't want to damage the speakers, just open the range up.

This has worked magic for me, shortening break in time dramatically.

Anyone else have any experience with this technique?
Thoughts would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Ron
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reubent
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Sure, I've used it many times. It really reduces the sound output sound and allows me to play my system 24X7 in order to decrease the break-in time required for my new speaker purchases. I sometime also cover the face to face speaker pair with blankets to further reduce the sound output.

I agree that caution is necessary because the sound is greatly reduced by cancellation and you could drive you amp into clipping or overdrive the speakers without knowing it. It's best to first play your system in a regular layout to determine what position on the volume control is moderately loud before doing the cancellation setup. Never exceed the volume control level that you previously determined was loud in a normal setup.

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